Soul Strength Medicine

About Soul Strength Medicine

What is Soul Strength Medicine?

Soul Strength Medicine is a physician-led integrative medicine practice at 19933 Greenley Rd, Suite B, in Sonora, California. The one prescriber named is Leslie Brocchini, MD, ABIM, ABOIM, DABOM. The practice describes her as board certified in integrative medicine, internal medicine and obesity medicine. Her bio lists a medical degree from Stanford University Medical School, an internal medicine residency at Stanford Hospital, and a two-year integrative medicine fellowship through the University of Arizona.

The practice offers nine services: Botox and fillers, hormone replacement, chronic disease management, IV therapy, CoolSculpting, mood disorders, gut disorder, thyroid disease, and obesity/weight management. Weight loss and hormone replacement are the two most likely to bring a reader here. It is open Monday and Tuesday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Wednesday and Thursday from 9:00 am to 1:30 pm, and closed Friday through Sunday. Wednesdays are by telephone only.

The weight loss program is described this way: "The Weight Loss Management Program by Dr. Brocchini at Soul Strength Medicine Integrative Practice offers a holistic approach to achieving sustainable weight loss." The practice says it combines nutritional guidance, fitness plans and behavioral coaching. For hormones, the practice explains that some bioidentical hormones come from drug companies and others from compounding pharmacies, and that Dr. Brocchini uses creams, gels and patches.

What does it cost?

The practice does not publish prices for weight loss or hormone therapy. The only price it gives is a $50 consultation, which it says will be applied to a treatment plan if you book CoolSculpting. It does not say whether any price includes medication, whether it accepts insurance, or what its membership and cancellation terms are. Before you book, ask for the full cost of a first visit and of a month in the weight loss program.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask who writes each prescription and who follows up between visits. Dr. Brocchini is the only prescriber named, so ask whether she handles every prescription herself. Ask which weight loss medications are used, since the practice does not name them, and whether the monthly fee includes any medication.

For hormones, ask whether each product is made by a drug company or compounded, and how the treatment is adjusted over time. Ask what hormone testing, blood work and follow-up visits cost and whether they are billed separately. Ask whether insurance is accepted, and whether any visit can be done by video, since telehealth is not stated. Finally, ask how a program is cancelled and whether any fee applies afterward.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want an in-person doctor in Sonora for weight loss or hormone care and you are willing to get the cost and medication answers in writing before you pay. It may not fit if you need a video visit or a published price before you call.

Sources: soulstrengthmedicine.com, soulstrengthmedicine.com/services/obesityweight-management, soulstrengthmedicine.com/services/hormone-replacement, soulstrengthmedicine.com/services/coolscuplting

Services Offered

Hours

Monday From 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, closed lunch time from 12:00 to 12:30. From 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, closed lunch time from 12:00 to 12:30. Tuesday From 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, closed lunch time from 12:00 to 12:30. From 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, closed lunch time from 12:00 to 12:30. Wednesday TELEPHONE ONLY, from 9:00 am to 1:30 pm. TELEPHONE ONLY, from 9:00 am to 1:30 pm. Thursday From 9:00 am to 1:30 pm. From 9:00 am to 1:30 pm. Friday Closed Closed Saturday Closed Closed Sunday Closed Closed